YOC Report 2014
The York Ornithological Club 2014 Report is now available. Members will receive a copy at the December meeting or, failing that, by post. Non-members can buy a copy at the December meeting or use the contact form to order at £7.50 …
Northumberland weekend trip
Ten members went on a long weekend to Northumberland based on Seahouses from 23rd to 25th October. Unfortunately the recent easterly winds had changed into the west a few days before and most of the migrants had moved on. The bad rain forecast …
LDV NNR Sightings – September 2015
The Lower Derwent Valley blog has been updated with a summary of sightings from September at http://ldvnnr.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page_29.html. Visit the post to read about what was sighted and ringed. Highlights include a continental Great Spotted Woodpecker of the race D. m. major.
YOC Report 2014 available soon
The YOC report for 2014 has been printed and will be available to members at the meeting on Tuesday 3rd November. For those not able to attend, it will either be held to December or posted out depending on numbers (to …
October club trip to Spurn
The club’s East Coast trip headed for Spurn today with 10 people. First stop was the Easington cemetery but that was quiet so then on to Sammy’s Point where there were large numbers of Goldcrests in the bushes. On the Humber there was …
New YOC website live…almost
The new Yorkbirding website is now on the internet as of a few minutes ago. There are some functions that are not working just yet so do please bear with us while we iron out these glitches. At the moment …
Hassacarr Nature Reserve goes for LNR status
A decision on whether Hassacarr Nature Reserve in Dunnington, run by YOC stalwart Terry Weston, will be given Local Nature Reserve status is due soon. See the article in the York Press today. Good luck with getting the right decision, …
September East Coast trip, Sunday 6th
As not much had been reported in the region aside from passage birds over the sea, we decided on a round trip for the day starting off at Flamborough lighthouse and ending at North Cave Wetlands (the advertised destination). 13 …
Heslington East evening walk Sept 3rd
Despite the rain and black clouds overhead, 17 of us joined John Lawton on the Club’s evening walk round Heslington East last night. It was great to be joined by new members of the club too. Apart from one notable …
Aquatic Warbler at Wheldrake Ings
This was posted to the Yorkbirding Googlegroup by Craig Ralston. Belated news from yesterday (12th) of a juv Aquatic Warbler caught and ringed at Wheldrake Ings as part of the ongoing warbler/migration monitoring work being carried out by NE, the …